Oliver and the Seawigs

Author: Philip Reeve
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385387903
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Get ready for moving islands! Mischievous monkeys! And a splashy adventure with illustrations on almost every page. When Oliver’s explorer parents go missing, he sets sail to find them with some new friends. There’s a grumpy albatross, a nearsighted mermaid . . . even a living island! But the high seas are more exciting and strange than Oliver could have imagined. Can he and his crew spar with sarcastic seaweed, outrun an army of sea monkeys, win a fabulous maritime fashion contest, and defeat a wicked sea captain in time to save Mom and Dad? For early chapter book readers who are ready for something longer, the Not-So-Impossible Tales are packed with silly humor, action, and larger-than-life fun. “[A] sly and dashing tale. . . Readers’ ribs aren’t the only ones that get a vigorous tickle.” —Kirkus Reviews “A delightfully told, beautiful tale of nautical hairdressing, saltwater primates and sarcastic seaweed—this is my kind of book!” —Chris Riddell, award-winning co-creator of the Edge Chronicles From the Hardcover edition.

Oliver and the Seawigs

Author: Philip Reeve
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385387881
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
After Oliver's explorer parents go missing, he sets sail on a rescue mission with some new, unexpected friends. But the high seas are even more exciting, unusual, and full of mischief than Oliver could have imagined. Can he and his crew overcome obstacles in time to save Mom and Dad? Illustrations.

Oliver and the Seawigs

Author: Philip Reeve
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780192734884
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Along with his friends, a grumpy old albatross, a short-sighted mermaid, and a friendly island called Cliff, Oliver sets out to rescue his mission parents. On their perilous journey the friends meet evil islands, a boy called Stacey (not a girl's name), and more sea monkeys than you can wave some seaweed at.

Cakes in Space

Author: Philip Reeve
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192734911
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Astra's family are all snoring in their sleeping pods, but Astra is WIDE AWAKE. With her friend, Pilbeam, she goes off exploring and soon finds out the ship is in deep trouble. It's been knocked off course and invaded by a gang of Poglites, an alien salvage crew searching for spoons. But even the Poglites need Astra's help when they discover something far more sinister lurking in the canteen... Sure, they're cakes; but no one would describe them as sweet! Another splendiferous adventure from dynamic duo, Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.

Pugs of the Frozen North

Author: Philip Reeve
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385387989
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
With a little luck and a pack of pugs, anything is paws-ible! When True Winter comes, it’s time for the Great Northern Race! The best sled teams in the world must reach a mysterious man called the Snowfather. He will grant one wish to the winners. Young racers Sika and Shen want to win more than anything. But they don’t have big sled dogs—all they have is sixty-six yappy, yippy puppy pugs. Can this unlikely team make their dreams come true? For early chapter book readers who are ready for something longer, the Not-So-Impossible Tales are packed with humor, action, and color illustrations on almost every page. A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016 "A madcap, magical blend of fluff and other good stuff."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Grumpycorn

Author: Sarah McIntyre
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 0702300640
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Unicorn wants to write the most fabulous story in the world. He hasa fancy notebook. A special fluffy pen. He has everything justperfect. But Unicorn has NO IDEA what to write!When his friends try to join in, will Unicorn turn into a ... GRUMPYCORN?A must-have unicorn picture book treat from the bestselling, award-winningSarah McIntyre.

Jampires

Author: Sarah McIntyre
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545822718
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
A delightful, whimsical, JAM-tastic adventure! The jam has been sucked out of Sam's doughnuts! Who are the culprits? Sam sets a trap to catch the jam thieves and gets a surprise! It's the JAMPIRES: friendly little creatures whose love of jam and sweet things gets them into trouble! They fly off with Sam to their magical land sitting in the clouds, where doughnuts grow on trees, jam tarts sprout like flowers, and castles are made of jammy sponge cake.

Dinosaur Police

Author: Sarah McIntyre
Publisher: Scholastic Picture Books
ISBN: 1407157779
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Dinoville Police Station was having a perfectly quiet morning - until the phone rang... "Red alert!" hollered Sergeant Stig O'Saurus. "There's a rampaging T-Rex at the pizza factory!" The dino police try to arrest Trevor T-Rex but cheeky Trevor manages to escape... A fabulous new picture book by the fantastically talented Sarah McIntyre!

You Can't Scare a Princess!

Author: Gillian Rogerson
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407170643
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
When a crew of scurvy pirates take King Cupcake captive, there's only one person who can save the day: Princess Spaghetti! Captain Waffle may be the meanest pirate in the world, but he's no match for this feisty princess. A swashbuckling picture book written by Gillian Rogerson and illustrated by award-winning Sarah McIntyre.

Carnival in a Fix

Author: Philip Reeve
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385388020
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Journey to an amusement park on a moon! Funfair Moon, the outer space amusement park where Emily lives, has the highest roller coasters, the most dizzying Tilt-A-Whirls, and the scariest ghost train in the galaxy. Normally, Emily’s heroes Jinks and O’Hare keep it in tip-top shape. But the day the funfair inspector comes, everything goes wrong. Peeploid’s Merry-Go-Round and Fudge Shoppe is spinning out of control, gravity has reversed on the biggest slide, and there are strange little spiny black balls all over the place! Can Emily help fix the carnival before the inspector closes it for good? For early chapter book readers who are ready for something longer, the Not-So-Impossible Tales are packed with humor, action, and illustrations on almost every page.